According to a John Hopkins Study, more than a quarter million deaths occur as a result of medical errors, making it the third leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease and cancer. Legal medical record reviews are essential, especially in...
Understanding legal terminology is essential when handling personal injury cases. Attorneys, medical review companies, insurance adjusters, plaintiffs and defendants need to be familiar with common...
Medical chart review is extremely important for attorneys litigating medico-legal cases. A medical chart documents the patient's protected health information (PHI) since childbirth. It includes...
Mass tort lawsuits deal with claiming compensation for damages caused to numerous people due to a defective drug or poorly designed product. A mass tort is an act of negligence or omission that...
A mass tort is a civil lawsuit characterized by the involvement of multiple injured parties. At the same time, typically there will be only one or very few defendants. Mass torts generally involve...
A premises liability case involves an injury to a victim that is caused by a property owner’s negligence. In other words, it is a personal injury case wherein the injury is caused by an unsafe or...
The value-based healthcare model prioritizes three aspects – improving the quality of care, refining the patient experience, and reducing healthcare costs. This model is advantageous in that it...
Wrongful death refers to the death caused by a wrongful act or negligence of another person. It involves all types of fatal accidents from simple car accidents to complicated medical malpractice or...
Tinnitus and hearing loss are conditions that significantly impact veterans, and disability attorneys need to handle the VA disability claim process efficiently to ensure that their clients receive...
With the surge in opioids lawsuits in the United States, medical records and medical record review for attorneys have taken center stage now. According to provisional data from the CDC (Centers for...
Medical record review is integral to lawsuits pertaining to drug side effects or defective medical devices as it explains the health condition of the plaintiff. This information is vital to suing...
